Cayman Islands Football Association
Encyclopedia
{National football association |
Logo = Cayman Islands FA.png |
Founded = 1966 |
FIFA affiliation = 1992 |
Region = CONCACAF
|
Region affiliation = 1992 |
President = Jeffrey Webb |
Men's Technical Director = Carl Brown
Women's Technical Director = Thiago Cunha
The Cayman Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cayman Islands
. The Cayman Islands Football Association governs all National Team programs, youth development leagues, Women's league and the Cayman Islands Men's Premier League.
As of November 2011, the Cayman Islands are currently ranked 181st moving up four places in the FIFA world rankings after a 1:1 draw against the Dominican Republic in a 2014 FIFA Brazil World Cup Qualifier.
The Cayman Islands national football team
is the national team of the Cayman Islands
and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA
and CONCACAF
.
In 1995, the association presided over the further development of the national sports complex, which was transformed into a modern multi-purpose facility, and renamed the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. On July 30 of that year, the Cayman Islands hosted the Shell Caribbean Cup Finals, for the first time, attracting some of the biggest names in world football. Among the guests were then FIFA President Joao Havelange and the legendary Brazilian hero of the game, Pele. While on this visit, Pele officially opened the Donovan Rankine Field in East End, also built in 1995. The North Side field came in for redesign and upgrade in 1998/1999 and the G. Haig Bodden Playing Field was completed in Bodden Town shortly afterwards.
Following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, which left nearly all sporting facilities on the Island destroyed or unusable, the Cayman Islands Government launched a $28million four-year reconstruction project, which has seen all five district stadiums on Grand Cayman, and the Cayman Brac playing field, redeveloped to the highest international standards. Both the Annex stadium in George Town - now renamed the T.E.McField Sports Centre after its founder - and the Ed Bush Stadium in West Bay are FIFA Two-Star Football Turf facilities, and the Truman Bodden Sports Complex has been reopened as a 3,000 capacity National Stadium. We now have the facilities to rival any Island in the region, a wonderful achievement for such a small nation.
The CIFA now presides over sixteen domestic league and cup competitions at the under 13 boys, under 15 boys, under 17 boys, under 17 girls, and senior men and women's levels. In addition to competitions, the CIFA oversees an active calendar of education courses for coaches, referees and administrators, as well as regular camps and training programmes for young players. Through a wide range of regional and international contacts and partners, we have been able to establish exchange programmes with clubs in Europe and South America, offering players and coaches exposure of football at the highest professional level.
The CIFA realised two major achievements in 2009, as the under 17 women's national team became the first Cayman Islands team to progress to the finals of a regional competition, participating in the Concacaf Under 17 Women's Championships, and with the opening of the new CIFA office at the Cayman Centre for Excellence; a long-term development that will provide the CIFA with a dedicated training and administration centre. In September 2011 the Cayman Islands under 20 Women's National Team qualified for the next round of the U20 Women's World Cup after beating Suriname 4:0 and narrowly losing 1:0 to Trinidad & Tobago in the first round of the Caribbean Football Union World Cup Qualifiers.
14/11/11 19:30 Georgetown Cayman Islands 1:1 (0:1) Dominican Republic
11/11/11 15:00 San Cristobal Dominican Republic 4:0 (2:0) Cayman Islands
11/10/11 19:30 San Salvador El Salvador 4:0 (3:0) Cayman Islands
07/10/11 19:30 Georgetown Cayman Islands 0:1 (0:0) Suriname
06/09/11 19:30 Georgetown Cayman Islands 1:4 (0:0) El Salvador
02/09/11 18:00 Paramaribo Suriname 1:0 (1:0) Cayman Islands
Women's U20 National Team CFU World Cup Qualifying Results
15/10/11 15:00 Cayman Islands 2:0 (1:0) Bahamas
18/10/11 18:00 Suriname 0:4 (0:0) Cayman Islands
20/10/11 18:00 Cayman Islands 0:1 (0:0) Trinidad & Tobago
Logo = Cayman Islands FA.png |
Founded = 1966 |
FIFA affiliation = 1992 |
Region = CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
|
Region affiliation = 1992 |
President = Jeffrey Webb |
Men's Technical Director = Carl Brown
Carl Brown
Carl Brown is an American discus thrower and a one-time US national champion in the men's discus event. Brown was born in Albion, Michigan.-Career:...
Women's Technical Director = Thiago Cunha
The Cayman Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
. The Cayman Islands Football Association governs all National Team programs, youth development leagues, Women's league and the Cayman Islands Men's Premier League.
As of November 2011, the Cayman Islands are currently ranked 181st moving up four places in the FIFA world rankings after a 1:1 draw against the Dominican Republic in a 2014 FIFA Brazil World Cup Qualifier.
The Cayman Islands national football team
Cayman Islands national football team
The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town and their head coach is Mark Campbell...
is the national team of the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
and CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
.
History
In 1966, the Cayman Islands Football Association was formed, to administer the sport in the Islands, which by then had a growing domestic league. As the game grew, the need for expanding football facilities became evident. In 1982 the Annex Field, originally built by developer Mike Simmons, was further improved. The Ed Bush field was built in West Bay and opened by the Queen on March 6, 1994, followed by a memorable game in which the Cayman Islands beat Jamaica to qualify for the finals of the Shell Caribbean Cup in Trinidad & Tobago. Encouraged by this result, Government agreed a build a new football field.In 1995, the association presided over the further development of the national sports complex, which was transformed into a modern multi-purpose facility, and renamed the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. On July 30 of that year, the Cayman Islands hosted the Shell Caribbean Cup Finals, for the first time, attracting some of the biggest names in world football. Among the guests were then FIFA President Joao Havelange and the legendary Brazilian hero of the game, Pele. While on this visit, Pele officially opened the Donovan Rankine Field in East End, also built in 1995. The North Side field came in for redesign and upgrade in 1998/1999 and the G. Haig Bodden Playing Field was completed in Bodden Town shortly afterwards.
Following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, which left nearly all sporting facilities on the Island destroyed or unusable, the Cayman Islands Government launched a $28million four-year reconstruction project, which has seen all five district stadiums on Grand Cayman, and the Cayman Brac playing field, redeveloped to the highest international standards. Both the Annex stadium in George Town - now renamed the T.E.McField Sports Centre after its founder - and the Ed Bush Stadium in West Bay are FIFA Two-Star Football Turf facilities, and the Truman Bodden Sports Complex has been reopened as a 3,000 capacity National Stadium. We now have the facilities to rival any Island in the region, a wonderful achievement for such a small nation.
The CIFA now presides over sixteen domestic league and cup competitions at the under 13 boys, under 15 boys, under 17 boys, under 17 girls, and senior men and women's levels. In addition to competitions, the CIFA oversees an active calendar of education courses for coaches, referees and administrators, as well as regular camps and training programmes for young players. Through a wide range of regional and international contacts and partners, we have been able to establish exchange programmes with clubs in Europe and South America, offering players and coaches exposure of football at the highest professional level.
The CIFA realised two major achievements in 2009, as the under 17 women's national team became the first Cayman Islands team to progress to the finals of a regional competition, participating in the Concacaf Under 17 Women's Championships, and with the opening of the new CIFA office at the Cayman Centre for Excellence; a long-term development that will provide the CIFA with a dedicated training and administration centre. In September 2011 the Cayman Islands under 20 Women's National Team qualified for the next round of the U20 Women's World Cup after beating Suriname 4:0 and narrowly losing 1:0 to Trinidad & Tobago in the first round of the Caribbean Football Union World Cup Qualifiers.
Presidents
- Allan Moore (1981-1985)
- Ed Bush (1985-1987)
- Allan Moore (1987-1989)
- Tony Scott (1989-1991)
- Jeffrey Webb (1991-)
CIFA Staff Memebers
- Bruce Blake (General Secretary)
- Marcos Tinoco (Youth Development Officer)
- Thiago Cunha (Women's Technical Director)
- Carl Brown (Men's Technical Director)
- Andrew Zarczynski (Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Women's Coach)
Cayman Islands National Team Results
Men's National Team 2014 FIFA Brazil World Cup Qualifying Results14/11/11 19:30 Georgetown Cayman Islands 1:1 (0:1) Dominican Republic
11/11/11 15:00 San Cristobal Dominican Republic 4:0 (2:0) Cayman Islands
11/10/11 19:30 San Salvador El Salvador 4:0 (3:0) Cayman Islands
07/10/11 19:30 Georgetown Cayman Islands 0:1 (0:0) Suriname
06/09/11 19:30 Georgetown Cayman Islands 1:4 (0:0) El Salvador
02/09/11 18:00 Paramaribo Suriname 1:0 (1:0) Cayman Islands
Women's U20 National Team CFU World Cup Qualifying Results
15/10/11 15:00 Cayman Islands 2:0 (1:0) Bahamas
18/10/11 18:00 Suriname 0:4 (0:0) Cayman Islands
20/10/11 18:00 Cayman Islands 0:1 (0:0) Trinidad & Tobago